metadata_aa_data_shallowwater_transects eng; USA utf8 dataset National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Primary Map Creator 301-713-3028 301-713-4384 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST pointOfContact 2024-12-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Entity Point 5785 North American Datum 1983 NAD83 2007-01-19 revision https://epsg.org/crs_4269/NAD83.html NAD83 Link to Geographic Markup Language (GML) description of reference system. information resourceProvider European Petroleum Survey Group https://epsg.org/home.html European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Registry Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations. search publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269 St. John Shallow Water Accuracy Assessment Transects 2009 publication Laurie Bauer, NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch originator NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Silver Spring MD publisher mapDigital Please use citation for the written document "Benthic Habitats of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands" when using these data. Benthic habitat maps of the nearshore marine environment of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of remotely sensed imagery. The objective of this effort, conducted by NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment - Biogeography Branch in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), was to provide spatially-explicit information on the habitat types, biological cover and live coral cover of St. John's coral reef ecosystem. The data described herein represent accuracy assessment (AA) sites explored by NOAA field scientists to evaluate the thematic accuracy of the benthic habitat maps of St. John. Considering vessel drift during habitat characterization, the entire evaluation period was most accurately represented by a series of GPS points logged at five-second intervals. The purpose of this survey data was to collect information on current habitat conditions at random locations throughout the mapping area. Locations were determined by an iterative, GIS-based, stratified random sampling technique to ensure that all bottom classifications would be assessed. This information was used to evaluate the thematic accuracy of the St. John benthic habitat map. completed Tim Battista NOAA National Ocean Service Researcher (301) 713-3028 x171 (301) 713-4388 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA Tim.Battista@noaa.gov pointOfContact notPlanned CoRIS_Metadata theme NCEI Geoportal Filter EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus coral reef benthic habitats reef submerged aquatic vegetation unconsolidated sediments zone geomorphological structure biological cover accuracy assessment transect theme None United States U. S. Virgin Islands St. John place None COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus USVI place CoRIS Region The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is publishing this data on their website. NCCOS Biogeography Branch does not guarantee the accuracy of the geographic features or attributes. Please see the written report and metadata records for each data set for complete information on the source, limitations, and proper use. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Not for navigation. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None Benthic Habitats of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 2009-01-01 publication NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Silver Spring MD publisher Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program originator documentDigital Zitello, A.G., L.J. Bauer, T.A. Battista, P.W. Mueller and M.S. Kendall. 2009. Benthic Habitats of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 96. 50 pp. largerWorkCitation vector eng; USA environment imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 -64.839479 -64.645648 18.297031 18.374291 2009-02-09 2009-02-20 Data were collected on 486 ground validation sites over a two-week field mission from February 9-20, 2009 aboard U.S. National Park Service small research vessels. As anchoring at each site was not feasible for rapid assessment, wind and wave effects caused the survey vessel to drift along a transect. Post-processing of the GPS data allowed for a series of points to represent the actual survey location. St. John Accuracy Assessment Transects: Shapefile attribute table GPS_Date Date of logged position GPS_Time Time of logged position FID Internal feature number. Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. Coordinates defining the features. Max_PDOP Maximum Positional Dilution of Precision Unknown Max_HDOP Maximum Horizontal Dilution of Precision Unknown Vert_Prec Vertical Precision in meters Horz_Prec Hortizontal Precision in meters National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program 301-713-3028 x171 301-713-4384 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 tim.battista@noaa.gov 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST distributor dataset Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report The true positional accuracy of individual epics was determined to be within 1 m for 96% of the logged points. However, it is estimated that horizontal accuracies may be 0 - 20m from the true position of the underwater camera assessment due to line "lay-back" during drift. 486 field positions were occupied and habitat characterizations were conducted for accuracy assessment during this work. A small subset of the accuracy assessment sites did not have transect information in this dataset, depending on the evaluation technique. Snorkel and visual inspection from distances did not allow for a GPS receiver to occupy the exact location, as a result, approximated GPS locations were used instead without the opportunity for transects with the underwater camera. Data points were collected with mapping-grade GPS receivers. The data were post processed for differential correction to the Continually Operating Reference System (CORS) station at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (VITH). All attribute information was recorded by the GPS receiver and stored directly in the raw GPS files. This automated process was assumed to be error free. This file is believed to be logically consistent. A benthic habitat map was generated from delineating features by visual inspection of remotely sensed imagery and incorporation of field data acquired during a ground validation mission. Target locations for the accuracy assessment of this habitat map were determined by an iterative, GIS-based, stratified random sampling technique to ensure that all bottom classifications would be assessed. Based on guidelines from other recent accuracy assessment analyses (Battista et al. 2007), a minimum of 25 points were assigned to each of the 13 detailed structure classes within the draft habitat map. An additional 175 points were distributed based on the proportion of area of each structure class in the map. Points were randomly placed within each class using Hawth's Analysis Tools (Beyer 2004) in ArcGIS at a minimum distance of 50 m apart. Next, the number of points that fell within each detailed primary cover class was calculated. Where necessary, additional points were randomly added and re-distributed from classes with many points to ensure that there was a minimum of 25 points within each detailed cover class. Process Dates: 2008-2009 2009-01-01T00:00:00 Laurie Bauer NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch (301) 713 - 3028 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 U.S.A. processor NOAA field scientists explored the accuracy assessment locations with a suite of assessment techniques depending on the conditions at each site. A combination of underwater video (primary method), free diving, snorkeling and surface observations were used to survey the ecological characteristics at each location. At the start of every morning, the boat captain selected a general region to begin the day's work. Navigating to field locations was accomplished using a Garmin GPS 76 device with the uploaded GV site coordinates. The boat captain maneuvered the vessel to within 5 m of the target location and made every effort to maintain that location without jeopardizing crew and equipment safety. Once on site, NOAA scientists would simultaneously deploy a SeaViewer Sea-Drop 950 camera and begin logging a waypoint on a Trimble GeoXT GPS receiver.While the video camera was capturing bottom imagery, an observer viewed the video real-time on a Panasonic Toughbook aboard the survey vessel. They categorized each site according to the levels of the habitat classification scheme: major and detailed geomorphological structure, major biological cover, percent major biological cover and percent coral cover. Data was entered into a custom data dictionary generated in Trimble Pathfinder Office software and loaded onto the Trimble data logger. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 Laurie Bauer NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch (301) 713 - 3028 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 U.S.A. processor Trimble Pathfinder Office software was used to post process and differentially correct the raw GPS data to the Continually Operating Reference System (CORS) station at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (VITH). All positions acquired for a single site were plotted to represent the entire duration of bottom evaluation as the boat drifted. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 Tim Battista NOAA National Ocean Service Researcher (301) 713-3028 x171 (301) 713-4388 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA Tim.Battista@noaa.gov processor Ultimately, precisely positioned GPS positions, the evaluation transect and the associated classification data were viewed in a GIS to assess the accuracy of the draft benthic habitat map. 2009-01-01T00:00:00 Laurie Bauer NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch (301) 713 - 3028 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 U.S.A. processor Source Contribution: GPS data, which were originally recorded as code-phase signals in Trimble SSF format, were differentially post-processed to the Continually Operating Reference System (CORS) station at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (VITH). Source Type: GPS data GPS data 2009-01-01 publication NOAA originator 2009-01-01 annually This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-01-11 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2025-03-24T17:17:30.728Z Last Metadata Review Date: 2010-03-15 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch Primary Map Creator 301-713-3028 301-713-4384 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 0800 - 1700, Monday to Friday, EST pointOfContact